Editing Cycle ball (section)

==History==
The sport was introduced in 1883 by American artistic cyclist, Nicholas Edward Kaufmann.<ref name="mallon">{{cite book |last1= Heijmans|first1=Jeroen |last2=Mallon |first2=Bill |author-link= |date= October 16, 2011|title=Historical Dictionary of Cycling |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdXCmwpk-SAC |location= |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |pages=56–57 |isbn= 9780810871755}}</ref> The first match was played on September 14 that year between Kaufmann and fellow artistic cyclist John Featherly.<ref name="mallon"/> Its first world championships were in 1929. In the early 20th century, the sport spread to Germany; in the modern day, Germany is the location of the sport's largest fanbase.<ref name="mallon"/> Cycle-ball is also popular in [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], and the [[Czech Republic]].<ref name="mallon"/> The most successful players were the [[Pospíšil brothers]] of [[Czechoslovakia]], world champions 20 times between 1965 and 1988.
[[File:Spielfeld Radball.svg|thumb|Cycle ball court]]
Closely related is [[artistic cycling]] in which the athletes perform a kind of [[gymnastics]] on cycles.